Sling for small motors



Feb. 13, 1951 J v c s 2,541,449

SLING FOR SMALL MOTORS Filed July 29, 1948 INVENTOR. ARr/MPJ V/cA ma Ari-N675 Patented Feb. 13, 1951 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE SLIN G FOR SMALL MOTORS 'Arthur J. Vickers, Cleveland, Ohio Application July 29, 1948, Serial No. 41,258

2 Claims.

The present invention is for a sling which may be readily attached to a fractional horse-power electric motor for the purpose of permitting the same to be carried by one hand.

As is well known by those who are familiar with small electric motors, it is the present practice to carry the same in ones arms and they are of such weight that both arms are required to carry one of them. Thus it is decidedly awkward and inconvenient to handle the same, as for instance in the case of a service engineer who might have need for this type of motor in various kinds of installations of modern-day equipment. The present practice is especially inconvenient since the service engineer, for instance, usually has his tool kit also to carry to the job.

Therefore it is the object of the present invention to provide a simple form of sling which may be readily applied to a fractional horse-power electric motor so as to permit the same to be carried by the one hand and thus leave the other hand free for other purposes.

Another object is to devise such a sling that is capable of being applied to different forms of small electric motors so that the same form of sling may be capable of extended use.

A further object is to devise such a sling that may be manufactured and sold at a comparatively low price so as to permit its adoption by all those who may have need for such a device.

A still further object is to provide such a device that may be readily collapsed and either stored or carried in a small space when not in use.

Other objects will appear from the following description and claims when considered together with the accompanying drawing.

Fig. 1 is a plan view of my present form of device;

Fig. 2 is a side view thereof; and

Fig. 3 is a perspective view illustrating the manner in which this device is intended to be used.

It is to be understood that the present form of disclosure is merely for the purpose of illustration and that there might be devised various modifications thereof without departing from the spirit of my invention as herein set forth and claimed.

My present form of sling comprises a body of flexible material, as for instance heavy fabric, that is of single form throughout the greater extent thereof and of split or double form in the other part thereof. The single part I has a metal ring 2 attached at the end thereof for the purpose of engaging over the end of the shaft at the front end of a fractional horse-power electric motor; and a hook 3 is attached at the end of each of the split portions 4 for the purpose of engaging in oppositely disposed ventilating apertures which are usually found at the other end of such a motor. Thus there is obtained a balanced suspension.

In the present form of disclosure, the two split portions 4 are shown as being approximately onehalf the width of the single portion l but these three portions may all be of the same width if so desired. These parts are so proportioned and the device is of such over-all length that, when attached in the manner herein explained, the hand of the user may grasp the same in the middle thereof and there will be sufficient length to permit such engagement for effective suspension in carrying position. In the particular design herein illustrated, the hand of the user may grasp a part of the wider part I for carrying engagement. By virtue of the ring 5 which connects the portions l and 4, there may be permitted self-accommodation of the portions 4 angularly with respect to the single portion I as may be required in any given instance.

In the case of a small electric motor which is mounted in a cradle or bracket and in which it is not feasible if at all possible to utilize ventilating openings in the one end of the motor, the split portions 4 may be extended about the shaft at the rear end of the motor and hooked together so as to provide a loop for suspension of this end of the motor. In such a case, the two hooks 3 themselves may be interengaged with each other, or one hook 3 may be engaged through the'loop 3a at the base of the other hook 3. In either case, the two split portions may be looped about the shaft at the rear end of the motor and secured together so as to provide a loop for suspending engagement with the shaft.

It will be understood that the weight of the motor in the sling will serve tomaintain the engagement of the two ends of my device with the ends of the motor while being carried. Also, during the process of attaching this device to a motor, the ring 2 may be depended upon to maintain its engagement about the shaft at the front end of the motor while attaching the other end of the sling to the other end of the motor.

What I claim is:

1. A sling for small electric motors, comprising a flexible strap having a middle hand-gripping portion and a single flexible strap portion at one end thereof and two split flexible portions at the other end thereof, angularly self-adjusting means of connection between the adjacent ends of said single and. split portions, a ring provided at the outer end of said single portion for attachment about the shaft at one end of a motor, and means provided at the outer end of each of the two split portions for suspending engagement with the other end of the motor.

2. A sling-for small electric motors, comprising a flexible strap having a middle "hand-gripping portion and a single flexible strap portion at one end thereof and two split flexible portions 'at the other end thereof, a ring connection between the adjacent ends of said single and split portions so as to permit self-adjustment angularly of said split portions when applied to {the motor,

4 a ring provided at the free end of said single por' tion for attachment about the shaft at one end of the motor, and a hook provided at the free end of each of said split portions for suspending engagement at the other end of the motor.

ARTHUR J. VICKERS.

REFERENCES CITED The ifollow'ing references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,141,005 Reifsnyder May 25, 1915 2,343,045 .Butler Feb. 29. 1944 

